Walter Abbott will continue on as the director of athletics at the University of Maine until the search process is reopened and a permanent replacement is hired. Abbott, who was in San Diego on Friday for the NCAA Convention, confirmed that he will continue to… Read More
BREWER – The Brewer Witches used strong man-to-man defense to beat the Lawrence Bulldogs 44-40 in schoolgirl basketball action at Brewer High Friday night. Another key for the Witches was their ability to break Lawrence’s full-court pressure. The Bulldogs of Fairfield are the four-time defending… Read More
Now that Ol’ Man Winter has satisfied the needs of skiers, snowmobilers, ice fishermen, snowshoers, and hunters whose hounds trail hares and bobcats, you can say Maine’s cold-weather sports are in full stride. It just may be, though, that you’re one of many outdoors addicts, including the aforementioned,… Read More
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At Waldoboro, Zeb Davis scored 18 points and Jared Rivers added 15 more as the Indians held off a rally by host Medomak Valley. Skowhegan led 56-44 with three minutes left before cutting the lead to just one point with 20 seconds left. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
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BANGOR – Justin Grant and Jeremy Beaupain each had two goals to help the Stearns Minutemen beat the Hampden Academy Broncos 5-3 in high school hockey action at Sawyer Arena Friday night. Josh Lynch scored and added three assists for the 4-3 Minutemen. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
SHERMAN STATION – Five Central Aroostook players combined to make 11 3-pointers as the defending Class D state champs remained unbeaten with an 84-69 boys basketball victory over host Katahdin. Junior guard Matt Townsend paced the Panthers from Mars Hill with five 3-pointers and 24… Read More
GREENVILLE – Maren Muzzy, Jen Searles, and Chelsea Ryder helped lead the Greenville Lakers to a 53-32 schoolgirl basketball victory over the Penobscot Valley Howlers Friday night. Muzzy scored 14 points and notched six assists, Searles also had 14 points and picked off 10 rebounds,… Read More
ROCKLAND – Trying to pinpoint what makes Ali Brickel special is as difficult as deciding what makes a sunrise spectacular. Is it her constant smile? The gleam in her eye that says “Gottcha!” when the senior guard sneaks by you for a layup in bae?… Read More
Coach Joanne Palombo-McCallie and the University of Maine women’s basketball team spent Friday relishing Thursday night’s exciting 75-73 upset of 10th-ranked Alabama at Alfond Arena in Orono. The Black Bears took a day off after finishing up a busy holiday season that included five games… Read More
WATERVILLE – The Husson College Braves had just watched a 13-point lead chopped to seven by a six-point University of Southern Maine run. There were eight minutes left in their MAINE Event quarterfinal at Wadsworth Gym here. Following a timeout, the Braves scored 11 straight… Read More
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FAIRFIELD – Jon Hiltz scored 16 points and Chris Winship added 14, leading host Lawrence to a 62-47 upset victory over Brewer, the top seed in Eastern Maine Class A, in a boys basketball game Friday night. Quinson Lancaster chipped in with 10 rebounds and… Read More
WATERVILLE – No fear. That was the attitude the Bangor High School boys basketball team took into Waterville High’s Donovan Gym on Friday, making one of its annual pilgrimages into Central Maine’s Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference, the heart of high school basketball at its more… Read More
The Penobscot Valley Conference cheerleading championship scheduled Saturday at Mount Desert Island High School was postponed due to Friday’s winter-storm forecast. It has been rescheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, at MDI. Read More
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GREENVILLE – Maren Muzzy, Jen Searles, and Chelsea Ryder helped lead the Greenville Lakers to a 53-32 schoolgirl basketball victory over the Penobscot Valley Howlers Friday night. Muzzy scored 14 points and notched six assists, Searles also had 14 points and picked off 10 rebounds,… Read More
MILO – Rusty Lyford scored the first nine points of the third quarter on the way to 22 for the game, enabling host Penquis to pull away for a 70-48 boys basketball victory over Mattanawcook Academy Friday night. Casey Hamlin chipped in with 13 points… Read More
Abraham Shapiro, a Bangor real estate owner once embroiled in controversy over substandard conditions in some local apartment buildings, died Thursday, Jan. 5. Shapiro, 85, succumbed at the Orono Nursing Home following a long battle with cancer. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
Belva Colson will celebrate her 87th birthday Friday, Jan. 13, at Penobscot Nursing Home, Penobscot 04476. Cards and greetings would be appreciated. Gladys (Kinney) Gustin, P.O. Box 425, Fort Fairfield 04742-0425, is searching for the birth and death dates of the wife of Daniel Edward… Read More
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Canadian corporate giant Irving has purchased part of the Canadian Pacific Rail System line, re-establishing commercial rail service from New Brunswick to Quebec through Maine. Rail service from Saint John, N.B., to Sherbrooke, Quebec, came to a halt Jan. 1 when CP Rail’s abandonment of… Read More
ORRINGTON — A 40-year-old man was arrested early Friday morning and charged with assaulting his girlfriend. Stanley Flagg of Orrington was arrested by Penobscot County Sheriff’s deputies shortly after 3 a.m. for allegedly assaulting Elizabeth LeBlanc, said Chief Deputy Glenn Ross. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
In Ronald Reagan’s 1984 campaign for re-election, Barbara Bush, who was then the wife of the vice president, was bantering with reporters when she was asked to describe Democratic vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro. “I think she’s a $4 million… I can’t say it, but… Read More
Looking back, Margy Burns Knight never doubted that she would confer with children as she wrote her books. Knight, who lives in Winthrop, is the author of three children’s books, including one published last October. She visited elementary schools in the Augusta and Portland areas… Read More
Auditions for the Bangor Youth Ballet’s spring production will be held for children, ages 9-12, from 2 to 3 p.m., and for students ages 13 and older, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, at the Thomas School of Dance, 86 Central St., Bangor. An item in… Read More
A federal judge ruled in favor of Machias Savings Bank in a lawsuit by a Washington County woman who alleged that the bank tried to force a construction company out of business by moving to collect on its loans. The decision is the latest development… Read More
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FRENCHVILLE — Since the fall of 1988 when daily commuter service ended at the Northern Aroostook Regional Airport in Frenchville, air charter service, flight instruction and business uses have been enough to keep the facility viable. Now, the future is looking better, according to Roland… Read More
Even before the Western Church began celebrating Christmas, there was Epiphany, one of the oldest Christian feasts. Orthodox churches celebrate the day, which they call Holy Theophany, on Jan. 6. In the Eastern Church it marks the baptism of Christ and the manifestation of God… Read More
Maine churches and groups found a variety of ways to spread holiday cheer at Christmastime, and now look to future activities: In Millinocket, residents of Katahdin Nursing home listened to special tales by the Up North Story Tellers, Dalton and Evangeline Stackhouse of Houlton. Music… Read More
CHARLESTON — Evangelist the Rev. Tiff Shuttlesworth of Lost Lamb Crusades will be the speaker for opening convention services this weekend at Faith School of Theology. Services will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7; 2:30 and 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 8; and 7… Read More
Churches and organizations have begun scheduling observances for Martin Luther King Day: Bangor — Susan Jamieson, pastor, will offer a “Meditation on King’s `Letter from a Birmingham Jail’ ” during services at 11 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, at Bangor Unitarian Church, 126 Union St. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
As our 27-foot sailboat eased out of its mooring, I realized we were aiming directly towards the “Seventh Heaven” a few boat-lengths away. The couple standing on the deck of their 50-foot yacht realized it, too, because they were eyeballing us with Titanic-inspired fear — and with good… Read More
Offshore sailing school locations: Besides South Seas Plantation, Captiva Island, Fla., there are six other branches — Treasure Isle Hotel, Tortola, British Virgin Islands; Marigot Bay Resort, St. Lucia; Admiral’s Inns, Newport, R.I.; Port Washington, N.Y.; Greenwich, Conn.; and New York Harbor, Jersey City, N.J. Offshore also conducts… Read More
Few creatures can be both as wondrous and as pesky as birds. From the beautiful and agile hummingbird that graces the summer flower garden to the first robin in the spring, birds are a welcomed sight to most gardeners and outdoors lovers. Throughout a long Maine winter, birds… Read More
It’s election time in some northern Penobscot County towns. Nomination papers for various boards are available but must be returned by certain deadlines. HOWLAND googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
LIMESTONE — About $18,000 was raised for the U.S. Treasury on Friday at the last government surplus auction at Loring Air Force Base. Betty Thompson, chief of the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office, which conducted the sale, said the crowd of 131 bidders was the… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — At the Somerset County Jail, there’s been a plastic bucket in a hallway since 1988. The bucket is there to collect the water running down through the ceiling from the shower stall on the floor above. The inmates don’t get any outdoor, fresh-air… Read More
MACHIAS — The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that statements made by a Whitneyville doctor to police in a sex abuse case are admissible in court. The law court decided Washington County Superior Court Justice John Marsano erred in granting the motion to exclude… Read More
Including contributions received after Christmas, the 1994 Santa’s Helper Fund totaled a healthy $22,509.71, higher by $3,795 than previous campaigns. From the $1,500 donated by the Brewer Eagles to the 52 taped to a card and left anonymously in the Santa’s Helper box at the… Read More
About a year ago, the University of Maine System chancellor made a splash with his proposal to issue a “report card” for the system. It seems appropriate, following the November election results, to evaluate the performance of the chancellor and Board of Trustees. We are, after all, a… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — A discussion on educating SAD 68 students in grades nine through 12 will be the focus of an informational meeting tentatively scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, at SeDoMoCha Junior High School in Dover-Foxcroft. Superintendent Ann Bridge said the discussion will center… Read More
Careful analysis of data leaked by sources at the Jasper Wyman Institute for Advanced Economic Projections and Prayerful Coin Flipping has made it possible to predict the events of the next year with the same divine certainty that guided Mark Finks’ gubernatorial campaign. Here’s what’s in store. Read More
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — A man serving a 30-year sentence in a Michigan federal prison for murdering a Southwest Harbor teen-ager waived his right to a parole review hearing this week. Clifford L. Strout, also of Southwest Harbor, has served 12 years for the murder of… Read More
FORT FAIRFIELD — The Aroostook Medical Center’s Wellness Center will offer yoga classes and a mini-massage workshop for pairs during January at the center in the Village Square building. Yoga will be instructed by Beth Findlen, R.N., beginning Wednesday, Jan. 11. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Two ice fishermen took a plunge into frigid water on a lake here early Friday morning, prompting the Maine Warden Service to intensify its warnings to stay off the ice. Despite the recent cold temperatures, ice conditions on many Maine lakes and ponds… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The Temporary Shelter for the Homeless in Presque Isle was awarded $25,000 from the Sears-Phil Collins Grant Program to Help End Homeless- ness. David J. Caron, president and chief administrative officer at the local shelter, said Friday the facility was one of… Read More
DEXTER — Law enforcement technology, electronic office management, applied physics and manufacturing technology will be four of the new educational programs offered at the Dexter Regional Vocational Center next year if state officials give the go-ahead. The new classes are a result of a directive… Read More
BOSTON — A convicted marijuana smuggler from Maine should be allowed to practice law in Massachusetts, a panel of attorneys has concluded. The five-member Board of Bar Overseers has unanimously recommended that Harvey Prager be admitted to the bar. A final decision may be made… Read More
Last summer when Maine Indians from four tribes displayed arts and crafts, danced, sang and spoke native languages, more than 2,500 people watched and listened. They observed some of the oldest Maine traditions, ones developed long before Maine was even called Maine. But without funding… Read More
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — New Hampshire’s lottery director wants someone fired. Vermont’s director wants some answers. They are talking about a draft audit report critical of the Tri-State Lotto Commission, which runs several lottery games for Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
ROCKPORT — With a new high school unlikely until the turn of the century, SAD 28 is looking for five to six years of temporary elbow room. The school board has called together a “short-term space needs” committee to assess just how crowded things are… Read More
As Gov. McKernan leaves office, I cannot help but respond to your recent editorial on the governor’s accomplishments and failures. As the commissioner of the Department of Economic and Community Development, I was very disappointed that you failed to include in the governor’s list of accomplishments his successes… Read More
On the Thursday prior to Christmas, I stopped at a local store in Eddington to buy tea and coffee for a meeting at the church. After paying the bill, I slipped my wallet in my jacket pocket and continued on to the meeting. Apparently, my… Read More
Shaw’s project will have a positive impact on the city’s East Side and fills the void left by Shop ‘n Save. But what about filling the void left by Perry’s? Some of Perry’s employees have already been told to vacate their apartments on Main Street, now they are… Read More
No, it wasn’t a New Year’s Eve party that caused the house I’m renting to be filled with men. There wasn’t any music or laughter or dancing. These devoted men came to my house, not in party hats, but bright yellow hats with face masks and yellow-matching suits. Read More
BAILEYVILLE — The search for a 48-year-old man has spread to Canada after a tractor-trailer driver told Baileyville police that he may have seen the missing man’s vehicle in New Brunswick between St. Stephen and Pennfield. A week ago, Hollis Adams, who lived with his… Read More
WASHINGTON — Bath Iron Works was awarded a $367.7 million Navy contract to construct one DDG-51 Aegis guided-missile destroyer, announced Sens. William Cohen and Olympia Snowe on Friday. The award Friday completes an agreement announced last June by Navy Secretary John Dalton that BIW would… Read More
BAILEYVILLE — Wanted: a few good people to run for office. Nomination papers are available at the town office for seats on the Town Council and School Committee. Open on the Town Council are two three-year seats now held by Milton Annis and Charlie Towns. Read More
BELFAST — The state may have put comprehensive planning on hold when its coffers ran dry, but the city has kept on plugging. After four years and scores of meetings, both humorous and acrimonious, the Comprehensive Planning Committee established in 1990 is about ready to… Read More
CHARLOTTE — A 23-year-old man received minor injuries Thursday night after the snowmobile on which he was riding went off the trail and hit a small tree. Jim Martin of the Maine Warden Service said in a telephone interview Friday that Joseph Curran of Charlotte… Read More
BANGOR — The last remnant of the long-defunct Dow Air Force Base which stands in the way of the Maine Business Enterprise Park will soon be dismantled. With the removal of the old Base Exchange, the enterprise park can move full steam ahead, said Steve… Read More
GUILFORD — Speed and ease of acquiring permits, quality of work force and availability of financing will play a role in Guilford of Maine’s decision where to build or open a textile manufacturing plant. Paul Paydos, senior vice president, said Friday that the board of… Read More
CARIBOU — A Grand Isle man and a St. Basile, New Brunswick, man were indicted Friday as accomplices in a string of St. John Valley burglaries and thefts that occurred during last summer and fall. Jean D. Hebert, 32, Grand Isle, was charged by the… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Rose Bickford, resource consultant with Somerset County Senior Spectrum, will be at the Pittsfield Town Office 10-11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10. She will be helping with questions on Medicaid, Medicare, food stamps, Social Security and other elderly concerns. Read More
PITTSFIELD — The Sebasticook Valley Lodge of Elks will hold their annual hoop shoot contest at 9 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 8, at Warsaw Middle School. The contest is open to all boys and girls between age 8 and 13. Local winners will advance to district,… Read More
Someone is going to be killed on the Green Lake Road (in Dedham). The neighborhood has complained for months to have a 25 mph limit on our road as well as some hidden driveway signs. This is not too much to ask. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
ELLSWORTH — A pediatrician who agreed to pay $8,000 to settle a state lawsuit alleging that he made false claims under the Medicaid program said Friday that he did not realize he was breaking the law. The attorney general’s office filed the civil suit against… Read More
AUGUSTA — Lunching with foreign dignitaries and huddling with financial advisers, Gov. Angus King capped his first day on the job Friday by swearing in Maine’s four constitutional officers. State Treasurer Sam Shapiro and Secretary of State Bill Diamond recited their oaths of office after… Read More
Rep. James B. Longley Jr. of Maine will deliver the Republican response to President Clinton’s weekend radio address, his office said Friday. “We’re working on the remarks. We’re excited about this,” said the freshman lawmaker’s spokeswoman, Anna Matz. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
AUGUSTA — The handsome dome of the Maine State House has been completely refurbished and, for the first time in many years, the dome is lit from the outside at night. The wiring, painting and structural strengthening was done in time for the dome to… Read More
With all the talk from Augusta about budget deficits, is it any wonder that many people feel the state’s economic future is up in the air? But the fact of the matter is, with more than three dozen municipal airports operating in the state, “up… Read More
HOULTON — The Houlton Town Council approved the town’s 1995 municipal budget of nearly $6 million at a public hearing Thursday night. The new budget of $5,959,314 is $107,129 more than last year’s budget. However, the increase results entirely from mandated payments to SAD 29… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Square after square. Volunteer after volunteer. Like the creation of an afghan, the volunteers of Somerset County Hospice lean on each other and offer themselves as support for the terminally ill in the area. “We do whatever they (clients) want,” said Roberta Hubel,… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Will the Maine Central Institute of tomorrow look like the MCI of today? Even school administrators don’t know. Over the past year, school administrators, staff, trustees and community members have been evaluating the programs and facilities at the Pittsfield secondary school. The very… Read More